Teaching-Learning

Physical Education Department offers GE courses to all Honours and Programme students in first, second, third and fourth year and VAC Courses to all students in first and second year.

Promoting Universal Values and Ethics - Through the sessions on Yog, meditation and fitness, it's a conscious effort to emphasize to not just the students but all who care to attend - to inculcate right choices, habits, lifestyle and thereby promoting universal values and ethics of living a conscientious and meaningful life.

An effective teacher is able to diagnose students learning needs and always try to get feedback not only on the act of teaching, but also on the results of teaching. She knows how to develop a positive climate in the classroom in order to make it a stimulating learning environment. We always seek an opportunity to share - what we have learned and to inspire those young and fresh minds.

• Strict adherence to academic calendar
• Regular classes and individualized instructional programmes
• Demonstration methods
• ICT methods (Movies/videos)
• Students' presentations - Projects and seminars, Group Discussion, remedial classes etc.
• Traditional chalk and duster methods
• E-learning / E- content - Online Sessions - Google Classroom, Zoom, what's app video calls, Facebook live sessions, Skype, Google meet and social media during COVID 19 and afterwards as well.
• The department regularly uses visual media tools like live Videos, fun videos, You tube videos to enhance learning process among the students along with projector presentations by the students to develop their leadership as well communication skills
• Internal assessment - Home assignments, projects & class tests scores and answer sheets are shown to the students within 15 days to resolve the grievances, if any.
• Regular mentoring and guidance - provided to students with special academic needs and care.
• Individualized attention to all students - to help them with their learning process.
• Remedial classes - as per the requirement of the students.
• Student centered teaching-learning
• Visits to Gyms, Health & Physiotherapy centres, stadiums, schools & colleges for practice matches
• Individualized and group Counseling
• Easy Accessibility- Personal interaction with all players
• Inviting renowned sports players, speakers on various topics related to sports, psychological training, career etc.
• Workshops on Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, Sports Physiotherapy, Sports Training etc. etc.
• Conduct courses and seminars on Sports, Fitness and related areas like – Career Counseling, Fitness, Wellness, Yoga and meditation, Courses on Coaching License and Referee/umpiring in specific games, Sports Psychology etc., to equip them with adequate skills and techniques to further increase and improve their career options in future.
• Conduct multiple training cum selection camps every year to give platform to promote excellence among young women of Delhi in various age categories in as well as to prepare the JDM college sports girls for national and inter university tournaments in various games like Football, Handball, Hockey, Taekwondo, Volleyball
• Organize Inter-College and state competitions in collaboration with Delhi University and respective state associations of various sports and games every year to give platform and right exposure for the students of college to achieve excellence in their chosen sport/game.
• Organize our own Inter-College competitions in various sports and games for the students of college every year since 2019 - Janki Cup
• Conduct Inter-Department competitions in various games to identify and nurture talent to prepare them for participation in competitions at higher level in their chosen sport/game.
• Mass Participation for college students & staff – Annual Sports Day for staff & students every year.
• Sports, Health and Fitness Programmes - Overall health and well-being through Aerobics/Zumba, Yoga etc. to combat physical & mental health issues arising out of forced confinement for two years of lockdown at homes due to COVID pandemic. Issues of mental, social and emotional health- anxiety and panic in family and society due to over and extended exposure to negative news all around.
• Daily training sessions in morning/evening by qualified coaches in specific sports/games for preparation for participation and achieving excellence in Inter-College, State, Inter-University and national/international tournaments.
• Providing daily refreshments, sports kits, equipments & safety kits relevant outdoor games, indoor games for all students, hiring the services of qualified coaches and trainers in team sports/games, First aid, regular career and general counseling to all the college girls, who join college on sports quota and as well as other interested students of college, who undergo regular sports training.
• Organize outdoor excursion and adventure trips for sports girls to inculcate in them the right values, a sense of responsibility and sensitize them about environment friendly practices. To encourage them to adopt such habits that will help them lead a socially responsible, nature friendly and healthy lifestyle.

Anisha, Bronze Medalist in El-Hassan, Egypt and Gold Medalist

2nd India Open Taekwondo Tournament

Bronze Medal Winner, Harshika Joshi in Taekwondo Event in National Games 2025

Yashita Shokeen honored by the University of Delhi for winning medals at World Shooting Tournaments

3rd place, Riddhi Jain

JDMC Girls 2nd place All India Inter University Football Tournament All India Inter-University Netball Tournament

Inter College Winners - JDMC Yog Team

Winners JDMC Team in Inter College Hockey Championship

Inter Department March Past competition on Annual Sports Day

Capacity Building

Add on Course on Yog as Preventive healthcare during COVID 19 Pandemic

As a part of its capacity-building initiatives, the Department of Physical Education offered a month workshop cum add-on course on "Preventive Healthcare - Anxiety and Stress Management through Yog during COVID Pandemic" in May June 2021.

The Department also organized add-on courses on

The Department also organized add-on courses on

First Aid and Safety Measures Training (FAST) Course for all students of JDMC, specifically for sports girls to help them develop soft skills and deal with any emergency on road, public place or at home in collaboration with Alfalah School of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Dhauj, Faridabad, Haryana in February 2022.

Student Progression

Student Progression

Awards and Recognition

Prof. Abha Jain

1. Awarded Outstanding Woman Researcher of the Year by Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Sports Authority of India, 2003-2005.

2. First Position, Post Graduate Diploma in Physical Education and Sports, University of Delhi, 1994.

3. First Position, B. Sc. Physical Education and Sports, University of Poona, 1993.

4. Among Top 50 photographers, Macrophotography section – Exposure by See Me-You Pic, 2016

5. 100 days of Cycling - Won a Gold medal in - HDOR, a virtual platform for organizing international fitness activities and events from 19th October 2020 to 26th January 2021

6. Super Slammer Finisher Award -Four Gold medals and a silver and bronze medal in Republic Day Week Ride Races from 25 to 31 January, 2021

7. Annual Ride Challenge - Won 10 Gold medals in held from January to December 2020.

8. Most Active Cyclist 2020- Logging 4000 + km in 300 days to promote Green Mode of Transport and Healthy lifestyle organized by MAPS Studio & cyclists unions in collaboration with Delhi Police

9. Designated as an event ambassador for -

• 1) 100 days of Running, HDOR 2019 and
• 2) Hundred Days of Cycling, HDOR 2020

Institutional Awards by National & State Bodies -

10. Best Women College in Football in Delhi, awarded by Football Delhi, 2020.

11. Best Women College in Athletics in Delhi, Reliance Foundation, 2019 & 2020

Dr. Tarun Routhan

Curriculum Development

Prof. Abha Jain and Dr. Tarun Rouhan were associated with curriculum content designing for Generic Elective Courses in Honours and discipline subjects in Programme courses.

She also developed design and content for First Aid and Safety Measures Training (FAST) Course, an add-on course for students of JDMC specifically for sports girls to help them develop soft skills and deal with any emergency on road, public place or at home.

She also conceived and helped develop the design and content with Yogini Priya Raghav, for the add-on course, Preventive Healthcare - Anxiety and Stress Management through Yog during COVID Pandemic, May 2021

This adds on course conducted in February 2022 in collaboration with Alfalah School of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Dhauj, Faridabad, Haryana.

Faculty Research Projects

Prof. Abha Jain & Ms. Sukanya have an ongoing project, “Effects of Physical Education Programme on the Selected Physical and Physiological Fitness Variables of Female Sports Students of JDMC”

Student Research Projects

Prof. Abha Jain & Dr. Santosh Kumar Giri have an ongoing research project entitled, "Effect of Physical Education Program on the Selected Anthropometric Variables, BMI and Resting Heart Rate (RHR) of Females Students during and Post Pandemic COVID 19 (A Longitudinal Study) 2021-26"

Best Practices

International Teams practicing at JDMC Grounds

JDMC Girls excelling in Senior National Hockey tournaments

National Games Training Camp Delhi Women Football Team at JDMC

Inter College Hockey tournaments in JDMC

University of Delhi Sports Trails in Football conducted in JDMC

Annual Sports Day - Mass Participation Display

Staff vs Students Basketball Tournament

JDMC Sports Girls in College Sports Kits

Visits to outside venues

Holistic Development of students -

By introducing students to wellness programmes by motivating them to adopt physical fitness program as well as recoding their feedback on the same through the 5 points likert scales and other feedback questionnaires on a regular basis for 6 weeks and monitoring of their program and progress through online modes of fitness apps like Strava & Google fit apps etc.

Active participation of students in research projects under faculty guidance

Dynamic environment for learning by organizing interactive activities, competitive events, simulation activities, seminars on a regular basis

Effective use of ICT tools by faculty in managing virtual classrooms and discussion forums, online sharing of content and assessments modules.

Continuous up-gradation of skills by faculty members by actively participating in faculty development programmes.

Democratically elected union to inculcate leadership and organizing skills in students.

Incorporating scientific based training methods

Greater involvement of external experts

Two outdoor Gymnasiums with fitness equipments for all

Workshops on sports nutrition, sports medicine, Yoga and meditation etc.

Plan for Water Harvesting in Handball & Football/Hockey Field